Mike Gray, "Drug Crazy: How We Got into This Mess and How We Can Get Out"
English | ISBN: 0415926475 | 2000 | 268 pages | MOBI | 4 MB
Six years in the making, Drug Crazy offers a gripping account of the stunning violence, corruption, and chaos that have characterized America's drug war since its inception in 1914. Weaving a provocative analogy between the drug scene today and the failure of Prohibition in the 1920s, Drug Crazy argues that the greatest danger we face is prohibition itself.
Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research By Ivan Valiela
2000 | 303 Pages | ISBN: 0195134133 | PDF | 21 MB
Doing Science offers a rare compendium of practical advice based on how working scientists pursue their craft. It covers each stage of research, from formulating questions and gathering data to developing experiments and analyzing results and finally to the many ways for presenting results. Drawing on his extensive experience both as a researcher and a research mentor, Ivan Valiela has written a lively and concise survey of everything a beginning scientist needs to know to succeed in the field. He includes chapters on scientific data, statistical methods, and experimental designs, and much of the book is devoted to presenting final results. He gives valuable suggestions for improving scientific writing, for preparing scientific talks, and devotes three chapters to hands-on advice for presenting data in charts, tables, and graphs. Anyone beginning a scientific career, or anyone who advises students in research, will find Doing Science an invaluable source of advice.
Designing Deliberative Democracy: The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly By Mark E. Warren, Hilary Pearse
2008 | 253 Pages | ISBN: 0521885078 | PDF | 2 MB
Is it possible to advance democracy by empowering ordinary citizens to make key decisions about the design of political institutions and policies? In 2004, the government of British Columbia embarked on a bold democratic experiment: it created an assembly of 160 near-randomly selected citizens to assess and redesign the province's electoral system. The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly represents the first time a citizen body has had the power to reform fundamental political institutions. It was an innovative gamble that has been replicated elsewhere in Canada and in the Netherlands, and is gaining increasing attention in Europe as a democratic alternative for constitution-making and constitutional reform. In the USA, advocates view citizens' assemblies as a means for reforming referendum processes. This book investigates the citizens' assembly in British Columbia to test and refine key propositions of democratic theory and practice.
Decision-Making in Medieval Agriculture By David Stone
2005 | 322 Pages | ISBN: 0199247765 | PDF | 8 MB
This fascinating and important book uses a wealth of contemporary sources to reconstruct the mental world of medieval farmers and, by doing so, argues that there has been a stereotypical interpretation of the middle ages. David Stone overturns the traditional view of medieval countrymen as economically backward and instead reveals that agricultural decision-making was as rational in the fouteenth century as in modern times. Investigating agricultural mentalities first at a local level and then for England as a whole, Dr Stone argues that human action shaped the course of the rural economy to a much greater extent than has hitherto been appreciated, and challenges the commonly held view that the medieval period was dominated by ecological and economic crises. Focusing in particular on responses to commercial forces and the adoption of agricultural technology, this book has significant implications for our understanding of agricultural development throughout the last thousand years.
Dating for Men: An Essential Guide to Master the Art of Women by Nick Straus
English | February 27, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0858VRTSN | 71 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 0.52 Mb
Does it seem like you're missing out?
Helen Kelley, "Dating Quilts: From 1600 to the Present"
English | ISBN: 0914881957 | | pages | PDF | 20 MB
A quick reference to the characteristics of fabric and design of quilts from 1600 until the present. Helen Kelley shares her collected notes on quilt styles, fabrics, fillers, sizes, borders and edges, patterns, signatures, printing techniques, dyes and more. In outline form for easy use, this book is exactly the right size to be carried on your quilt adventures. Have it always ready, tucked into your pocket, handbag, or glove compartment.
Dating Advice: 4 Books in 1 - Dating for Men, How to Text a Girl, How to Improve Your Social Skills, Dating for Women by Nick Straus
English | April 10, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B086Y5MMBR | 242 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 1.95 Mb
Do you struggle with dating?
Countering the New Terrorism By Ian O. Lesser
1999 | 182 Pages | ISBN: 0833026674 | PDF | 6 MB
This is a fairly recently produced document that could act as a primer for terrorists activities against the US. The books main thrust was how these new terrorist organization threaten the US Air Force and what the Air Force can do to protect itself. Do not worry about the book being to narrow, the authors take a much broader view at describing the terrorist threat and we are not bogged down by new and improved guard post theories. As the book was written before 9-11 there are some comments that are chilling when viewed with today's knowledge of recent history.The book covers the basic organization structures of the terrorist organizations and how they operate. The book also gives a brief run down of who the current organizations that are active. It also talks about the trends in terrorism in both the type of groups and the type of attacks. The point the authors make is that there are fewer attacks, but they are increasing in their destructiveness. My only complaint was that the section talking about the organizational structures of the terrorist groups started to read like a management textbook, a little dry and dull. Overall the book is interesting with some very interesting comments viewed in a post 9-11 world. If you are looking for a quick brief of terrorists then this is a good place to start.
Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons By Committee on AMO2010, National Research Council
2007 | 244 Pages | ISBN: 0309102707 | PDF | 12 MB
As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that the National Research Council assess the opportunities, over roughly the next decade, in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and technology. In particular, the National Research Council was asked to cover the state of AMO science, emphasizing recent accomplishments and identifying new and compelling scientific questions. "Controlling the Quantum World", discusses both the roles and challenges for AMO science in instrumentation; scientific research near absolute zero; development of extremely intense x-ray and laser sources; exploration and control of molecular processes; photonics at the nanoscale level; and development of quantum information technology. This book also offers an assessment of and recommendations about critical issues concerning maintaining U.S. leadership in AMO science and technology.
Jon Frew, "Contemporary Psychotherapies for a Diverse World: First Revised Edition"
English | ISBN: 0415898382 | 2012 | 630 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This unique text is the first to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of the major theories of psychotherapy and, at the same time, illustrate how these approaches are dealing with the ever-increasing diversity of today's clients. Frew and Spiegler have assembled the leading contemporary authorities on each theory to offer an insider's perspective that includes exposure to the style and language used by adherents of the approach, which is not available in any other text. The history of each approach and the latest, cutting-edge theory and practice are integrated with an emphasis on an awareness of the needs of diverse non-majority clients, creating a comprehensive, practical, and invaluable text for any counseling theories course.